Wife Of Former Gander Star Stricken With Polio In Baytown
A Baytown woman wife of a former Robert E. Lee high school football star lies in an iron lung at Jefferson Davis hospital Houston. Her one month old baby also contracts polio with paralysis. Both are among the early polio cases in Liberty County health office records this year. The mother remains critically ill but shows some stabilization after treatment began on the ward.
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A. Baytown
Robert BH. Lee
Houston
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Glenn Hill
Williams
Glen Preston
Lexrfis County
Hill
Companion of John Ordered Arrested in Berlin
Dr. Wolfgang Wohlgemuth, who accompanied missing anti subversive chief Gito Fohn to Soviet Berlin, is ordered arrested on high treason charges. West German officials seek clear evidence of his Communist ties as the John case deepens.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Wolfgang Wohlgemuth
Gito Fohn
Soviet Berlin
Wohlgemuth
Wohllgemuth
John
Wohlgenuth
Iron Curtain
Red Bertin
Russia
Potsdam
Soviet Germany
Handsaw Beating Leaves Woman Bruised. Husband Held
A 37-year-old Pasadena woman is in Jefferson Davis hospital in serious condition after a beating with a handsaw on Underwood road near the San Jacinto Battle grounds. Her husband, Ralph W. Greathouse, 48, a carpenter of 223 Lee street Pasadena, is jailed on aggravated assault charges. The attack occurred about 10 p m Tuesday. the couple was taken to La Porte where the wife filed charges before Justice Calder Ewing. She was later moved to Southmore hospital.
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Pasadena
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Ralph W. Greathouse
Carpenter
Lee Street
Underwood Road
San Jacinto Battlegrounds
Jake Bussey
Bussey
Tony Tares
Tares
la Porte
Sun Spots Bike Is Winner
RICHARD BRYANT son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bryant of Highlands was severely injured after a bicycle accident Tuesday when the bike went into a ditch and turned over him. Six stitches closed a deep wound on his sex. The item also notes deaths, school bonds, and assorted local notices with names and places from Baytown and Port Arthur.
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Richard Bryant
George Bryant
Highlands
Congress Debates Atomic Bill Momentum After Long Filibuster
Washington July 28 Both sides claim partial victory as the administration's atomic bill passes the Senate 57 to 28 ending the longest filibuster. The measure enables U S private power contracts for TVA and broad atomic exchanges with allies. House-Senate talks will resolve differences before final passage. The foreign aid bill moves toward debate as McCarthy censure remains a political weapon. West Germany sovereignty may come with U S go-ahead despite France ratification.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
House
House - Senate
U. S
Germany
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
West Germany
McCarthy
France
Ralph E. Planders
Shivers Extends Lead in Texas Democratic Primary
Governor Allyn Shivers widened his unofficial lead in the Texas Democratic primary as 248 of 254 counties reported, edging toward a runoff against Ralph Yarborough with 666,226 votes to 642, but still needing about 6,000 to avoid a runoff. J J Holmes and Arjon Davis trailed, while court races drew Few Brewster and Alfred M. Scott into the Civil Appeals contest and Alan Haley in the judicial race.
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Dallas
Allay Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Texas Election Bureau
Shivers
Yarborough
J. J. Holmes
Arjon
Cyclone) Davis
Texas
Supreme Court
Court of Civil Appeals Supreme Court
Few Brewster
Alfred M. Scott
Air-Conditioning Strike Swelters Houston Office Workers
In Houston on July 28, workers from Local 707 of the AWL Strike Engineers Union walked out at 3 a.m. Tuesday across 20 buildings including Shamrock Ben Milam hotels and downtown offices. Several systems failed in three other buildings. Picketing occurred at Rice Lamar and Texas State hotels owned by Jesse Jones. The union seeks uniform wage and hour rules a 40 hour week and a wage scale of 292 to 350 monthly. current pay ranges from 407 to 350 monthly. The stoppage continues until agreements and a contract are reached.
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Weingarten
Myr
H. M. Archer
Lee’ Ellen
Gloria Jean
Tallahassee
Fla
Glenn
Kay Alexander
Baytown
Lanny Hensinger
Calisien
Dayton
Roy Fulkerson
Linda Ferrel
Houston
AWL
Statignan Engineers Union
Shamrock
Ben Milam
Neils
Mele Eaperson
Suspect Hunted In Dallas Doctor Slaying
Dallas police hunt Louis Burnett after Dr W Sharp is shot to death in widow Mrs Nona Birds home. The doctor and wife returned a borrowed pistol. an argument sparked the fatal gunfire. Detectives describe Burnett as a concrete shooter with possible motive under investigation.
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Dallas
Widow's
Louis Burnett
W. Sharp
Nona Bird
Burnett
A. Bohardt
Dr. Sharp
Mrs. Bird
Bird
L. D. Stringfellow
Bohardt
Transport Truck Kills Man Near Conroe
Robert A. Hayes 18 of Spring was killed Wednesday when his car collided with a transport truck seven miles south of Conroe on Highway Patrolman Fred Burnid Mount Hayes was alone in the car and hurt. The truck driver Robert Leatherman Houston and hitchhiker Harry Drake Colorado Springs were injured. Hayes survived by father N. M. Hayes Spring and mother Helen Hill Houston and brothers Melvin John and Raymond all of Spring.
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Conroe
Tex
Robert A. Hayes
Fred Burn Id
Mount Hayes
Robert Leatherman
Houston
Hayes
Leatherman
Harry Drake
Colorado Springs
Cole
Montgomery County Hospital
N. M. Hayes
Helen Hill
Melvin
John
Raymond
Eisenhower vows to defend U S wherever necessary
President Eisenhower, amid Red China attacks on Allied planes, declares the United States will defend itself wherever necessary. He says American carriers patrolling off Nanwan Island will depart soon and rejects charges that U S planes violated Chinese territory.
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Donald J. Gonzales
Washington
Eisenhower
Red China
United States
Ula
Hainan Island
South China Sea
Paris
China
Moscow
Heiping
Boy for the Chandlers at Long Last
In Bay town a new city attorney prospers as the Chandlers welcome their fourth baby. George Chandler junior born at 4:46 pm Tuesday at Ancinot Memorial Hospital weighs eight pounds 14 ounces. Family plans include naming him George Steven with Steve as a nickname.
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Bay Town
George Chandlers
Pam
Ancinto Memorial Nospital
Pop
Sadle
Grorgynn
Cathy
Wid Vivian
Chandlers
Nan
Intien
Police Say Pair Admit Series of Burglaries
Baytown police say a Baytown youth and a Houston man confessed to a string of burglaries and a car theft. Wilbur Allen and Clarence Curlew admitted stealing a car and making a long trip through Texas Arkansas and Mississippi to buy gasoline groceries and money for the return journey. The car was abandoned in Dayton and later recovered by police. Allen faces Houston car theft charges and Curlew burglary charges in Baytown court. Curlew’s brother is in Houston juvenile detention.
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Baytown
Houston
Wilbur Leonard
Buddy) Allen
Clarence Carelew
W. EB. Stegner
Mobinton
Dayton
Texas
Allen
Carlow
Peter Roscoe
Alerleln
Gonzalez
Marlet
City To Negotiate Contract On Fire Station Building
Baytown City Council committee plans to negotiate a contract with M F Ward and Co of Houston for Station No 2. Architect Lowell Lammers predicts total cost under 55 000 after paving and door tile changes. New station will rise at Market Street near Migdour track on a city lot bought years ago.
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Baytown
M. F. Ward
Hotston
Lowell Lammers
Lammers
USA
Licey Lusk
al Clayton
Rufus Beregeron
Limiter
Foxt Council
Entineit Ig
Market Stree
Mae West Returns With Bare Chest Act At Hotel Shara
Mae West wows Las Vegas audiences with a nightclub comeback introducing a controversial bare chest routine. Her eight muscular handlers, including Mr. America titleholders, perform as West delivers her signature hip wiggles amid whistles and drinks in a high energy show.
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Mae West
Shara
Bik Tima
MSG
M West
Sam Armata 64 Dies After Heart Attack At Home
Sam Armata aged 64 died following a heart attack at his Baytown home. Wednesday en route to a hospital after the episode. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Paul Uf Lee Funeral Home. Survivors include three sisters and two brothers. Additional notes mention local city warnings about garbage pickup and unrelated items.
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Sam Armata
Paul Uf Lee
Mire
Rosa Regusa
Houston
Anna Slagie
Baytown
Mraz T. W. Ginn
Jon
John Armata
Navy plane searches Gulf for low pressure off Louisiana coast
A Navy hurricane hunter aircraft departed Jacksonville Naval Air Station to investigate a low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico about 240 miles southwest of New Orleans. The Navy reported no immediate threat to the mainland as rain and heat disturbances affect Texas and the central U.S., with cooler weather forecast for parts of the region.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Navy
Suspicioun
New Orléana
Saytoniana
Gulf of “Mexico
Florida
Texas
Kanges
Nobragka
Midwest
Rio Grande Valley
Laredo
Prosidio
Kauits
Nebrasky
Lexas
U. S
Presidio
Gilveston
Wichita Falls
Lubene
Amarillo
Dathartih
No Cheese And Crackers For Holmes
A political candidate Holmes criticized big spending by rivals in Texas Democratic gubernatorial race. He warned against a costly campaign, saying Texans reject “cheese and crackers” politics. He noted late start and lack of a statewide organization as key lessons from the campaign.
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Austin
Mary
Fa Habut
deRin
Hig
Mit
Allman Shivers
Ralph W. Yarborough
Shivers
Yarborough
Texan
Holmes
Texas
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Raytown
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